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How Does a Government Shutdown Affect Web Accessibility?

The January 2018 U.S. federal government shutdown lasted less than three days, but its impacts were felt by...
Jan 29, 2018

Braille Literacy Month: Ensure Accessibility for Visually Impaired Users

January is Braille Literacy Month. The focus of this important awareness campaign is that visually impaired...
Jan 23, 2018

Improving Video Accessibility for State and Local Government Websites

Videos are perhaps the web’s most powerful tool for educating and entertaining. Last year, YouTube reported that...
Jan 18, 2018

Web Accessibility and Local Governments: What You Need to Know

By connecting citizens with their government and providing access to information, the web is one of the most...
Jan 10, 2018

Start the New Year off with National Glaucoma Awareness Month

January is National Glaucoma Awareness Month, which makes it the perfect time to share information that can help...
Jan 5, 2018

WCAG 2.1: What You Need to Know

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are perhaps the most well-known and frequently used standards for...
Jan 3, 2018

BoIA Devotes $100k to Help School Districts with Accessibility

Educational institutions at all levels are facing escalating scrutiny by the Department of Education’s Office of...
Dec 21, 2017

Support Human Rights Awareness with Website Accessibility

Human Rights Day, a global celebration of the universal human rights that today’s world has committed to...
Dec 13, 2017

School Districts and Web Accessibility: Where to Start

A commitment to providing an excellent education requires a commitment to website accessibility. With more...
Dec 6, 2017

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Why Justified (or Centered) Text is Bad for Accessibility

Justified text is text that is spaced so that the right and left sides of the paragraph have the same edge. In...
May 9, 2023

All-Caps Headings: Are They Bad for Accessibility?

Web designers have a responsibility to think about users with disabilities when building content. That extends to...
May 1, 2024

Accessibility Tips: Let Users Control Font Size

Oct 26, 2023

Accessibility Tips: Using the DIV and SPAN Elements

Usually, you want use HTML to convey meaning about the structure of your website. However, two HTML elements are...
Oct 21, 2022

How to Fix: "Buttons Do Not Have Accessible Names"

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) require interactive elements to have both a “label" and a “name.”...
May 26, 2022

Does Comic Sans Benefit People with Dyslexia?

Comic Sans is controversial. Since its release in 1994, the playful, Batman-inspired font has been panned as...
May 16, 2023

Dark Mode Can Improve Text Readability — But Not for Everyone

Dark modes and themes are extremely popular and they’re frequently touted as an accessibility solution. While the...
Jul 7, 2021

Web Accessibility Tips: Don't Disable Zooming (Yes, Even On Mobile)

If your users can’t zoom in on your content, you’re probably making a mistake. Zooming (or scaling) is common,...
Oct 14, 2022

Are QR Codes Accessible for People with Disabilities?

QR (Quick Response) codes are a common tool for driving customer engagement. By scanning a square, black-and-white...
May 17, 2023

The Robles v. Domino’s Settlement (And Why It Matters)

One of the most important web accessibility lawsuits has finally reached its conclusion.
Jul 12, 2022

What Are the Four Major Categories of Accessibility?

The Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) are organized by four main principles, which state that content...
Sep 13, 2019

Interactive Maps and Accessibility: 4 Tips

Inclusive design means making all of your content accessible for as many users as possible. That’s still true when...
Sep 8, 2022

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